We just published a story looking at Congressman Steve King and his influence on Trump and the border wall debate. King is a sitting member of Congress who has used racist language and been denounced as a white supremacist by his own party.

Remember how when House Republicans realized they were likely to get wiped out in the election, they spent a day pretending to believe Steve King's racism was unacceptable, then the election happened and they stopped pretending?

Rep. Steve King (Racist - IA): “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?" What sane, thoughtful conservative would choose to remain in a party home to such an unapologetic bigot?

Story updated with Rep. King's statement in response to being quoted, “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” He does not deny saying the quote.

Republican Rep. Steve King: “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?”

Pro tip. If actual Nazi leaders define you as a white nationalist, because you enact each point of their policy agenda, then it does not matter what you wish people called you. This white nationalist sits in Congress, with vast power over immigration.

“White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” Mr. King said.
Woah.
Before Trump, Steve King Set the Agenda for the Wall and Anti-Immigrant Politics

[Trump mentor Steve] King objected to the Affordable Care Act’s mandate to cover contraception. “That’s not constructive to our culture and our civilization....If we let our birthrate get down below the replacement rate, we’re a dying civilization.”'